The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 18, 2137
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
9:03 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2657
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.46° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.90° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.